He Can Be Replaced

Now, Alvin is facing a problem.

He'd managed to infiltrate, but what excuse could he use to meet this timid and cautious Chaos Lord?

Analyzing Zane's description, Salton was not only extremely cunning but also inherently suspicious. Apart from his trusted personal guards, he never allowed any Chaos Gang lords to approach him, much like a turtle that always stayed in its shell, making it impossible for anyone to get close to him.

"Anything else?"

Alvin squinted, tightening his grip on the chain. He didn't believe anyone was invincible, let alone a Chaos Lord.

"I need to know everything about Salton!"

"I... let me think... let me think—" Feeling the chains around his neck slowly tightening, Zane immediately broke out in a cold sweat, a Stormfront raging in his mind. "I've got it! Salton is greedy! Every time he raids or conquers Hive City, he forcibly takes the most valuable loot!"

"Greed is one breakthrough point." Alvin gripped the chain tightly, his gaze indifferent. "But—that's not enough. What else? Tell me everything at once. I don't like answering questions one by one."

The chains tightened suddenly!

A golden flame ignited Zane's soul along the chains, and the indescribable, terrifying pain caused him to scream in agony.

This flame reminded him of Emperor!

The excruciating pain of burning Psychic Power felt as if his will was being eroded, and a fear of utter annihilation immediately gripped Zane's mind!

He will disappear!

This is the power of Emperor, capable of utterly obliterating Daemon; even the Four Gods cannot redeem them!

"Ahhh—no, I'll talk, I'll talk!" Zane wailed in agony, the last vestiges of resentment in his eyes turning into deep fear. "My lord, let me think, I will never hide anything from you!"

After the minor tremor, Alvin nodded. "You'd better hurry, I don't have that much patience."

"Yes, yes, sir!"

As the flames subsided, Zane, trembling with pain from the near-death experience, dared not delay for even a moment and hurriedly spoke, "Salton was originally the Immaculate Lord, a member of the Slaanesh Warband. Later, it was said that he personally killed the Warband Lord at the time, using the population of a Hive City as a sacrifice, and received the blessing of the Blood God, thus becoming the Warband Lord and changing his name to Bloodstained."

Did Slaanesh switch allegiance to Khorne?

Alvin stroked his chin, thinking, "This Chaos Lord sounds rather inspiring, doesn't he?"

"Continue."

"After that, under his leadership, the Bloodstained quickly absorbed several warbands, and their numbers soon expanded to three thousand—" Zane said tremulously, "Later, because of the Black Crusade —we all joined Abaddon's Great—"

Embryo, Abaddon's Black Legion.

At this point, Zane glanced at Alvin and the others' expressions, and seeing nothing amiss, he mustered his courage and continued, "Including the Bloodstained Ones and us, we were required to take command of the Black Legion. That was the time— the Black Legion's lord, who was in charge of our affairs, summoned us to the pre-war council, and then he ambushed us."

"No one expected that Salton would be so audacious as to lead his men into the council and openly challenge the lord of the Black Legion to a duel."

"He won?"

Alvin, who already knew the result, raised his eyelids and asked.

"That's right, Salton beheaded that man right in front of us." Zane nodded. "It was during the Eighth Black Crusade, and we were still on the front lines. But after several setbacks, nobody expected this guy to show up at this time."

"Cut off that lord's head."

"Abaddon didn't punish him?"

Alvin's eyelids drooped slightly; although he asked the question, he already knew the answer.

"No, the Chaos Gang are inherently hostile and annex each other. Only the strong deserve respect," Zane said honestly. "After Abaddon learned of this, he not only didn't blame Salton, but was also pleased and appointed him as the new Lord of the Black Legion to continue leading us."

"In the wars he commanded afterward, we achieved great victories in almost every one of them."

Zane shrank back, afraid of being blamed after saying that.

Is there anything else?

Alvin gathered his thoughts and continued, "Since he's a Bloodstained One, that means—he's a follower of Khorne?"

"Well—not entirely." Zane thought for a moment and said, "Salton is strange. He doesn't seem to favor any one of them. Sometimes it's the Blood God, sometimes it's Slaanesh, and sometimes it's the other two. Every time he conquers a Hive City, he sacrifices to all four at the same time."

Upon hearing this, Alvin raised an eyebrow and couldn't help but scoff, "Ha, quite the 'spreading the torch' kind of person. Is he really aiming to be the second 'Abaddon'?!"

Abaddon was chosen by the Four Gods as the Chaos Marshal.

It was precisely because of this that he was able to use the name of the Black Legion to summon large and small Chaos Gang and launch Black Crusade against the Imperium.

Judging from Salton's act of offering sacrifices to the Four Gods simultaneously each time, this guy has great ambitions; he clearly wants to become the second "Chaos Marshal"!

Extremely greedy and ambitious--

From Zane's description, Alvin could roughly guess Salton's personality.

The only breakthrough is right here!

Salton was not satisfied with his current position and always tried his best to demonstrate his abilities, hoping to receive more blessings from the Four Gods.

From his gradual rise to become the Lord of the Black Legion, leading hundreds of large and small war gangs, it's clear that this man has great ambitions!

"Sir, I've said everything."

Zane's soul curled up in a ball, looking at Alvin with fear. "I really didn't hide anything, that's all I know."

"Very good, I like obedient people."

Alvin's lips curled up slightly. Just now, he had already figured out a way to meet this Chaos Lord.

Salton's greatest ambition is to replace "Abaddon" and become the new chosen one of the Four Gods, the Chaos Marshal!

Since that's the case, let's grant Salton's wish and create such an opportunity for him!

Thinking of this, Alvin suddenly had a bold idea, his gaze falling intently on Zane, who was trembling beside him. "Do you want to be the lord of the Black Legion?"

"???"

Zane thought he had misheard.

"I—" Looking into Alvin's meaningful gaze, even if Zane were stupid, he would know this was a trap, and his face stiffened. "I—can I say I don't want to?"

"Don't you want to be a lord?"

Alvin smiled and gripped the chain tighter.

"No, no, no, I misspoke! I think! I think!"

Seeing him tighten his grip on the chain, Zane's eyes immediately cleared, and his expression instantly changed. "I so desperately want to be a lord! Thank you Zane, sir, for giving me this opportunity!!!"

"Sure?"

Alvin was still smiling, "It was your own choice, I didn't force you!"

"No, absolutely not, they didn't force me!"

Zane's eyes were clear, and he nodded vigorously. "It's my own choice, I want to be a lord!"

"Very well, I'll give you that chance."

Alvin was quite satisfied, pondering how to use this opportunity to give that "toppigtail"...

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